Cleaning broom



NOV. 6, 1945.-r J, FRlEDEL 2,388,356

GLEANNG BRooM Filed Jain. 31, i944 Fig. 1. l

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entor A(littomeg Patented Nov. 6, 1945 i UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE CLEANING BROOM J onas Friedel, Omaha, N ebr. Applicata@ January 31, 1944, serial No. 520,455

1 claim. (o1. 1517o The present invention relates to the cleaning art and more particularly to brooms.

It is an object of the invention to provide a broom structure, the parts of which are so constructed and arranged with respect toeach other that the handle portion thereof may be readily removed from its other portions, whereby at the time the Vflexible straws of the broom head have lost their resiliency, resultant-l from use, said straws and head may be abandoned for a new straw head portion of the device and operatively secured to the handle readily, for consummating a saving in broom operating expense and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a broom head from which its handle may be readily detached for use at times when cleaning or sweeping under tables or the like where it is desired to hold the broom straws of the head in a substantially verticalposition and a long handle would strike the bottom of the table top during operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wire twisted to form a plurality of loops disposed side by sidethrough the broom straws for economically providing bunches of straws bound together side -by side, whereby costly machine sewing and stitching of the straws of a broom head are eliminated.

Other and further ejects and advantages of the inventionwill be obvious from the following detailed description thereof.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the new device, certain portions thereof being broken away and other portions being shown in section.

Figure 2 is a vertical end or edge elevation of the device shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a diagrammatic view in part and a full line view in part, of a wire twisted upon itself to provide a row of spaced apart loops, certain end portions of the wire being broken away.

Figure 4 is an end view of the wire twists shown in Figure 3, certain end portions of the wire being broken away and showing one of the end loops thereof.

Referring now to drawing for a more particular end I3 of the handle is insertedin said sleeve. The handle I4 `is elongated, `formed of wood ,or certain of the ornamental modern plastics, hav;- ing a length substantially equal to the length of a conventional broom handle.

A quantity of resilient broom straws I5 are provided having their bound end portionsi disposed side by side approximately in annular `rows about the sleeve III as shown. v

Referring to Figure 3, a wire generally` indicated at Il, is provided. Portions of the wireare twist.-f

ed together to provide spaced apart loopsV IB. Preferably seven loops are employed. For con.- venience of illustration, but two of the loops are shown in full lines in Figure 3 and the other loops are there represented diagrammatically by means of dotted lines. l The loops Iare inserted through the quantity of broom straws approximately midway between the ends thereof as shown in Figure 1. The end I9 of the wire is disposed into the mass of broom straws whereby during use it will not catch on an operators clothing, said end I9 being illustrated by means of dotted lines in Figure 1. The other end of the wire is snugly and tautly passed or rove through the loops I8 as shown in Figures 3 and 1, whereby the quantity of broom straws is sub-divided into six bunches disposed side by side for providing a broom head which is wider than it is thick in accordancekwith conventional practice.

The portion 20 of the wire is caused to be inserted in the mass of broom straws and through the core portion G of the broom head and the said other end of the wire is then wrapped snugly about the end portions I6 of the annular rows of straws and about or around said sleeve an adequate number of turns as indicated at 2 I, in Figure'l.

The wire I'I is comparatively stiff and the loops I8 thereof may be formed by providing more twists adjacent each loop than is shown in Figure 3 for further stiifening the wire, whereby the six bunches of broom straws disposed between the seven loops I8 of the wire are maintained in side by side relation with respect to each other for providing a broom head which is broad in side elevation as shown in Figure 1 and narrow in edge elevation as shown in Figure 2. The wire being stiff and the portion thereof which is passed through the loops being snugly and tautly gathered, the six bunches of straw indicated at A through F are maintained rigidly aligned by and adjacent said wire, while permitting the free out- `er ends 22 of the straws to ex during cleaning or sweeping operations and at times when said spect to the sleeve. The end I3 of the handle I4 is provided with akerf 25, the side Walls of which, as shown in Figure 1, are disposed at opposite sidesof Vand against the detents for preventing rotary movement of the straws with respect to the handle. That end of the handle which is received in the sleeve is preferably provided with a-step-cut for providing an annular shoulder 21 on the handle for abutmentY against the adjacent annular end edge of the sleeve, and at times when the end I3 of the handle is fitted snugly within the sleeve the bolt I2 may be dispensed with. The bolt I2 is preferably employed at times when the handle is moulded initially of plastic material of varie- `gated colors, pleasing to arhousewife or the like,

since moulded material varies in diameter and it is not desired to machine the end I3 of the handle. Where the handle is turned in alathe out of wood, the shoulder 21 may be provided on the Vhandle at no extra cost of production for the lathe Work.

In operation,the straws bend adjacent the portion 28 of the broom head and between the free ends 22 of the straws and the rigidly held portions thereof adjacent the wire loops whereby the free ends 22 flex during sweeping operations for well known purposes.

For sweeping under tables and the like, the

' handle may be readily removed from the other ,portions of the device and a shorter handle substituted for the handle I4. Also if desired, the operator may grasp the device adjacent the sleeve at times when the handle is omitted f or sweeping operations in close quarters.

From theforegoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a broom structure constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modiiication Without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason, I do not wish it to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice, except as claimed.`

I claim:

In a broom, a handle, a quantity of resilient parallel broom straws having end'portionsdis-I posed about an end of said handle, and a wire having a plurality of spaced apart loops thereon disposed approximately midway between the ends of said straws, said loops being disposed through said quantity, said wire having a portion disposed through said loops for binding said straws ina plurality of bunches disposed side by side, said wire having a further extended portion snugly disposed about said end portions of said straws and handle for securing said straws and handle together.

JONAS FRIEDEL. 

